Northern Territory Academy (Female) v Victoria Big Cats (Female)

Result · Round 4 · Kookaburra Junior Girl's Strike League · 2025/26 · Thu 9 Jul 2026 · Marrara (DXC Arena), MARRARA

Northern Territory Academy (Female) 155 (43.2 ov)

Victoria Big Cats (Female) 139 (25.2 ov)

Northern Territory Academy (Female) won by 16 runs

Match report

Northern Territory Academy (Female) made 155 (43.2 ov) and defended it, holding Victoria Big Cats (Female) to 139 (25.2 ov) to win by 16 runs. For the winners, Skylah Henwood made a half-century (63 off 86) and Joanna Pickett took 7/22 from 7.2 overs. For Victoria Big Cats (Female), Shaina Barala top-scored with 46 off 47 and Ruby Demeo took 4/21 from 8.2 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Joanna Pickett (15)

Northern Territory Academy (Female) · 18 (62) & 7/22

Our pick, not the official award: 1 point a run, 25 a wicket, 10 a catch, stumping or run-out.

Top performers

Northern Territory Academy (Female)

🏏 Skylah Henwood (15) 63 (86)

🏏 Joanna Pickett (15) 18 (62)

🎯 Joanna Pickett (15) 7/22 (7.2)

🎯 Abbie Halvorsen (12) 1/16 (2)

Victoria Big Cats (Female)

🏏 Shaina Barala (15) 46 (47)

🏏 Evelyn Niedzwiedzki (15) 29 (28)

🎯 Ruby Demeo (17) 4/21 (8.2)

🎯 Matilda Freeman (15) 2/18 (4)

Match details

Competition: Kookaburra Junior Girl's Strike League
Round: Round 4
Format: One Day
Venue: Marrara (DXC Arena), MARRARA
Date: Thursday 9 July 2026, 2:00pm
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Northern Territory Academy (Female) won the toss and chose to bat

Northern Territory Academy (Female) · 1st Innings - Northern Territory Academy (Female) 155 (43.2 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Ekam Dhillon (15)	b: M Freeman	5	8	0	0	62.50
Hargun Kaur Johal (15)	c: R Demeo b: M Freeman	0	7	0	0	0.00
Skylah Henwood (15)	c: L Ward b: T McNair	63	86	8	0	73.25
Joanna Pickett (15)	b: R Demeo	18	62	1	0	29.03
Jordi O’Toole (15)	b: Z Tickner	10	17	0	0	58.82
Harshita Ekam Singh (14)	b: R Demeo	1	5	0	0	20.00
Abbie Halvorsen (12)	b: T Howe/Key	3	28	0	0	10.71
Addison Gallagher (15)	b: Z Tickner	0	16	0	0	0.00
Sophie Cameron (12)	lbw: R Demeo	6	11	1	0	54.54
Sahejreet kaur Bamrah (14)	not out	5*	18	0	0	27.77
Heidi Scholz (12)	b: R Demeo	2	4	0	0	50.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 3, w 37, nb 2, pen 0)	42
Total	43.2 Ov (RR 3.58)	155

Did not bat: Elisha Halvorsen (15), Penny Ryan (14), Jayde Harris (12)

Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Ekam Dhillon), 2-17 (Hargun Kaur Johal), 3-110 (Skylah Henwood), 4-125 (Joanna Pickett), 5-129 (Jordi O’Toole), 6-129 (Harshita Ekam Singh), 7-130 (Addison Gallagher), 8-142 (Sophie Cameron), 9-146 (Abbie Halvorsen), 10-155 (Heidi Scholz)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Taylah Howe/Key (17)	5	2	25	1	5.00	8	0
Matilda Freeman (15)	4	0	18	2	4.50	9	0
Zoe Tickner (16)	10	6	20	2	2.00	3	0
Ruby Scholtes	3	0	12	0	4.00	2	0
Laila Ward (14)	7	0	29	0	4.14	7	1
Harmony Smith (15)	4	1	18	0	4.50	0	1
Tessa McNair (15)	2	0	9	1	4.50	0	0
Ruby Demeo (17)	8.2	2	21	4	2.52	8	0

Victoria Big Cats (Female) · 1st Innings - Victoria Big Cats (Female) 139 (25.2 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Laila Ward (14)	b: J Pickett	0	2	0	0	0.00
Shaina Barala (15)	c: E Dhillon b: A Halvorsen	46	47	6	0	97.87
Zoe Tickner (16)	b: J Pickett	0	1	0	0	0.00
Hayley Broucek (16)	b: J Pickett	0	9	0	0	0.00
Taylah Howe/Key (17)	b: E Dhillon	4	24	0	0	16.66
Evelyn Niedzwiedzki (15)	lbw: J Pickett	29	28	2	0	103.57
Ruby Demeo (17)	b: J Pickett	16	26	1	0	61.53
Tessa McNair (15)	c: H Johal b: J O’Toole	6	10	0	0	60.00
Amy Long	not out	0*	3	0	0	0.00
Matilda Freeman (15)	b: J Pickett	0	2	0	0	0.00
Ruby Scholtes	b: J Pickett	0	1	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 15, lb 0, w 22, nb 1, pen 0)	38
Total	25.2 Ov (RR 5.49)	139

Did not bat: Chase Storer (16), Sophie Lindsay (15), Harmony Smith (15)

Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Laila Ward), 2-0 (Zoe Tickner), 3-4 (Hayley Broucek), 4-47 (Taylah Howe/Key), 5-93 (Shaina Barala), 6-120 (Evelyn Niedzwiedzki), 7-138 (Ruby Demeo), 8-138 (Tessa McNair), 9-139 (Matilda Freeman), 10-139 (Ruby Scholtes)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Joanna Pickett (15)	7.2	1	22	7	3.00	3	1
Skylah Henwood (15)	5	0	16	0	3.20	4	0
Ekam Dhillon (15)	3	0	22	1	7.33	4	0
Jordi O’Toole (15)	4	1	25	1	6.25	2	0
Abbie Halvorsen (12)	2	0	16	1	8.00	4	0
Sahejreet kaur Bamrah (14)	2	0	12	0	6.00	1	0
Elisha Halvorsen (15)	2	0	11	0	5.50	4	0

Northern Territory Academy (Female)

Ekam Dhillon (15) First-Change Bowler 34 rating
Sahejreet kaur Bamrah (14) First-Change Bowler 6 rating
Abbie Halvorsen (12) Second-Change Bowler 19 rating
Elisha Halvorsen (15) First-Change Bowler 16 rating
Joanna Pickett (15) Opening Bowler 25 rating
Skylah Henwood (15) Opening Bowler 34 rating
Sophie Cameron (12) First-Change Bowler 25 rating
Addison Gallagher (15) Middle-Order Batter 15 rating
Penny Ryan (14) Middle-Order Batter 1 rating
Harshita Ekam Singh (14) First-Change Bowler 9 rating
Jordi O’Toole (15) First-Change Bowler 24 rating
Hargun Kaur Johal (15) Middle-Order Batter 12 rating
Heidi Scholz (12) Opening Bowler 20 rating
Jayde Harris (12) Wicketkeeper-Batter 16 rating

Victoria Big Cats (Female)

Hayley Broucek (16) First-Change Bowler 5 rating
Ruby Scholtes Opening Bowler 8 rating
Ruby Demeo (17) Wicketkeeper-Batter 15 rating
Matilda Freeman (15) Opening Bowler 7 rating
Tessa McNair (15) Top-Order Batter 20 rating
Chase Storer (16) First-Change Bowler 19 rating
Taylah Howe/Key (17) Lower-Order Batter 4 rating
Shaina Barala (15) Opening Batter 16 rating
Laila Ward (14) Wicketkeeper-Batter 14 rating
Evelyn Niedzwiedzki (15) Wicketkeeper-Batter 17 rating
Zoe Tickner (16) First-Change Bowler 18 rating
Amy Long Opening Batter 10 rating
Sophie Lindsay (15) Second-Change Bowler 13 rating
Harmony Smith (15) Second-Change Bowler 7 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Northern Territory Academy (Female)	155 (43.2 ov)	3.58	10	0	42	Skylah Henwood 63
Victoria Big Cats (Female)	139 (25.2 ov)	5.49	9	0	38	Shaina Barala 46

Partnerships · Northern Territory Academy (Female)

1st wkt 10
2nd wkt 7
3rd wkt 93
4th wkt 15
5th wkt 4
6th wkt 0
7th wkt 1
8th wkt 12
9th wkt 4
10th wkt 9

From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.

Partnerships · Victoria Big Cats (Female)

1st wkt 0
2nd wkt 0
3rd wkt 4
4th wkt 43
5th wkt 46
6th wkt 27
7th wkt 18
8th wkt 0
9th wkt 1
10th wkt 0

From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.